Low concentrations of atrazine, glyphosate, 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and triadimefon exposures have diverse effects on Xenopus laevis organ morphogenesis

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1305-1308

  Lenkowski, Jenny R ^a   Sanchez Bravo, Gabriela ^a   McLaughlin, Kelly A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Organ morphogenesis; Pesticide; Teratogenesis; Toxicology; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ORGAN MORPHOGENESIS; TERATOGENESIS; TOXICOLOGY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACIDS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MORPHOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS;

HERBICIDES;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ATRAZINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; TRIADIMEFON; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ACETIC ACID; ATRAZINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FROG; GLYPHOSATE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; MORPHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; LARVA; MORPHOGENESIS; TRIAZOLES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77956538047     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60254-0     Document Type: Article

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